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We are pleased to announce that Shimoyama Masaya has joined The Japan Foundation, New York as the new Director General. Please read the message from… Read More »A Message from Our New Director General

As in-person gatherings are limited due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, various activities related to Japanese Studies in the United States have been suspended. In… Read More »New Program: JFNY Grant for Online Japanese Studies

JFNY Grant for Arts & Culture expands the scope to online content programs. We support online projects related to Arts & Cultural Exchange that incorporate… Read More »New Program Guidelines for JFNY Grant for Arts & Culture

After working in NY for about 6 years as Director General of JFNY and Director of CGPNY, I returned to Japan the end of March… Read More »Farewell Message from Former Director General of JFNY / Director of CGPNY Honda Osamu

The United States of America is one of Japan’s top partners in the world, and the Japan Foundation’s projects within the U.S. are among our… Read More »A Statement from the Japan Foundation

The Japan Foundation is now accepting applications to the Japanese Studies grant programs for 2020-2021. The application deadline for the following programs is Friday, November… Read More »Japanese Studies grant program guidelines for 2020-2021 are released!

Following on the successful festival of Japonismes 2018 in France, Japan 2019 aims to broaden understanding of and interest in Japanese culture in the United… Read More »Japan 2019 website has been launched!

The Japan Foundation mourns the passing of Dr. Donald Keene, an esteemed scholar of Japanese Studies whose achievements were indispensable in shaping the course of… Read More »Obituary: Dr. Donald Keene

Japonismes 2018 is a showcase of Japanese culture in France from July 2018 to February 2019. For more information, please click here.